Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-03


Great Pressure for Places by
Stage-struck Heroines.
III NEW YORK, Jan. This seasons crop
mi amateur actors and actresses is very
Nfair one. The pressure for places for
age-struck heroines on the professional
tage. however, is much lessened. In
years past theatrical agencies have been
ammed with men and women suffering
I'm theatrical fever. Many of them
and were willing to pay
@y to be put on the road to fame.
\ IL. Il psf OF them have appeared before
setlights as amateurs. Inflated by
Thusiastic praises of friends and
kC D Etances who had heard them rant
~ IeEEhem strut in private entertain
13W ETere convinced that the world
~ Eee'was waiting to receive them with
txS~jgn arms. The success of Mary Ander-
L<isa dazzled them. They really believed
IA EX&mselves capable of achieving similar
- 4SNrioEic triumphs. and were willing to
AXpeDd the last cent they had in making
IA .he effort. Mart Hanley, manager OF Har-
Park Theatre, tells some interest
sNWpg stories OF such espirants. Seven or
SssssWA ght years ago he managed theatrical
b.mofency In this city. Ona day girl, beau
he daatRanied by her mother. In
by the rapturous applause
III aolournd on her in private theatricals
Memory: Wee predictions of her friends, she
~ earlier, ed to appear in public. she was
q. sAe to processsionately fond of the stage,
I0red Mr.. Hanley to secure
49, sgement. He tried hard to
amOur but she was importu-
h. Hanley was either too good
400 much impressed with her
~ refuse her. Against the pro-
his partner he got Ed Sothern to
int IN har nd oh CT
minor part in 1.-The American
All she had TO do was to skip
stage, and repeat two lines. Mr..
US announcementth thrilled her with
On the spur of the joyful INTEL
vese ordered $1,000 worth of
81 after, spent as much more in jew
the morngentful night came at Alb
e or both mheatre. At the cue she
week. Fhe stage as lightly as a
TgNSl - JHatiore glare OF the footlights and
~ssNs q byrt fronts and fashionable
sssss .,s, e. gond dumbfounded her.
.so1I ~ ID not personal friends were
s2rzalnsk1K She was tongue-tied.
Lne AzScould she either remember or
was too much daZed to repeat
= me lines even when pronounced by the
promoter with an atopation SO clear that
it could be heard by the whole house.
With flaming cheeks she fed from the
stage. Ere MIR. SOthern could see and re-
assure her she had thrown her sealskn
cloak over her shoulders and left the
!, ..theatre in dismay. mot three weeks
hsfsgo," said Mir. Hanley, II saw her here
consnjoying Harrigan's performance. She
cbas happily married, and she blushed as
nnT bel recalled her first and only public ap-
RSInrence."
ppos of this, Mr.. Hanley tells a
Al story regarding the first and only
pearance on the stage OF well known
'ittsburg editor. 1t was in Biddle Hall,
Detroit, many years ago. Hanley's COM
bany was playing "The Went OF the
Nish-tOn- WISH" 1t is a dramatization
CoopePs novel, filed with Indians,
ltish soldiers and provincial scouts.
ne night+wo young men visited the
MANAGER and importuned him for an en-
hgemenG They were successful as
mateugs, and were anxious to follow the
bill soclearly blazed by Edwin Forrest.
Pe taliesL Of the two was so confident in
rs ability to fire the world that he was
snrolsd for the next evenings perform
Anceafcle appeared in the uniform of a
British spy, big top boots, cooked hat ana
an enormous feather. He was 10 strike
an attitude on getting his cue, point with
his finger and cry, Look, Captain, lookl
Here runs the line along the wainscot.
Look, Captain, look -
Meantime he was to follow the line, and
4 suddenly fall through a trap Dor. Every
thing went smoothly until the amateur
struck an attitude. Then litter ran
! through the audience. 1t disconnected
I the ambitious young man. His memory
became vapor, anu his tongue rema ned
glued TO the roof OF his mouth. The litter
increased to roar OF laughter, and the
amateur was paralyZed. He lost memory,
voice and the power of locOmOtiOn. The
Captain showed him along until he stood
upon the trap door, when a girl in the
costume OF squaw struck him with
club and he went through the floor like
magic. Nor did he reappear. Mr.. Han
ley sought for him in vain. He never
even called at the dressing room for his |
clothing. The conclusion of the story IS !
best told in Hanley's own words:
~ "Seven years afterwards" he said, 81 !
rnateered the Standard Theatre Company
lsovato Pittsburg. We got there after mid |
sIanSght. / went to the Gazette office and
Y inquired for my old friend Tommy Hous- |
\ ton, the city editor. 'Houston's Ouu,' said
q gentleman who was seated in Tommy's |
chair. sit down, Mr.. Hanley.'
"'No,' 1 replied, Il know Tommy is old, |
and | always come to see him when Pm |
here. Tell aim ] called
"'Sit down, Hanley,' he repeated. 'pve |
met you before myself. Did you ever |
play in Detroitp
81 looked at him closely" Hanley con. |
tinued, ''and the whole scene came back |
to me like fash. He was the British |
spy. Look, Captain, Iook,' SAID, here |
runs the line along the wainscot.'
1.-The man laughed most heartily. THAT |
was me- be said. Il never stopped when |
i landed in that cellar, but run home in !
full uniform. You cured me, Mart See |
how Fve got along. Only for you | |
wouldn't be here
"He did me credit" Hanley concluded.
''for he is now editor and first proprietor
Of the Pittsburg Telegraph" ZIsKA.